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J. l. ORMSBY.

PORTABLE ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6. ma.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

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PORTABLE ASH SIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6. 1918.

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I I INVE/VTUR k dlfld 0rm5b W q I ATTORNEYS JAMES I. ORMSBY, OF JERSEYCITY, NEW JERSEY.

PORTABLE ASH-SIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed April 6, 1918. Serial No. 227,040.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JAMES I. ORMSBY, a citizen of the United States,anda resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Portable Ash-Sifter, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved portableash sitter arranged to permit of conveniently and quickly sitting asheswithout causing any dust to pass into the kitchen, cellar or other roomin which the ash sitter is used at the time. Another object is to permitof conveniently removing from the apparatus the separated ashes and thecoal or cinders after the sitting operation is completed. Another objectis to render the ash sitter exceedingly compact so as to take up verylittle room, and to allow of readily carrying the ash sitter from oneplace to another, say from the kitchen to the cellar or vice versa.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the portable ash sitter with the lidof the hinged cover of the casing in open position;

Fig. 2 is a like view of the same with the cover in open position;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal central section of the portable ashsitter; and

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the same on the line 4.4 of Fig. 3.

The casing 10 of the ash sitter is open at the top and the open top isadapted to be closed by abox-like cover 11 connected at the rear byhinges 12 to the rear of the easing 10 (see Fig. 4:). The front of thecover 11 is adapted to be locked in place by a suitable fastening device13 such as a hook and stud, as plainly indicated in Figs. 1 and 1. Thecover 11 is made box-like and in the form of a shoe blaeking box topermit the user to conveniently blacken the shoes whenever it is desiredto do so. The cover 11 is provided with a lid 14 connected at its rearby hinges 15 to the top of the cover 11, and

drum 2() having its top somewhat below the 1 top of the casing 10, andthe said sitting drum 20 is mounted loosely on a shaft 21, preferablymade tubular, and journaled in suitable hearings in the side walls 22and 23 of the casing 10. One end 24 of the shaft 21 extends beyond theouter face of the side wall 22 of the casing 10 for the reception of acrank handle 25 provided with a fork 26 adapted to straddle a pin 27extending diametrically through the hollow outer end 21 of the shaft 21thus permitting the user to conveniently turn the shaft 21.

In order to lock the drum 20 to the shaft 21 so as to rotate with thesaid shaft, use is made of a locking pin 30 removably extend ing throughan aperture 31 in the shaft 21 and. engaging a staple 32 arranged on theinner face of the head 33 of the drum 20. On removing the pin 30 fromthe shaft 21 and staple .32, the shaft 21 can be drawn out througheither bearing in the Side walls 22, 23, to allow removal of the drum 20through the open top of the casing for repairs or other purposes.Normally, however, the pin 30 and the staple 32 connect the shaft 21with the drum 20 to rotate the latter on turning the shaft 21 by theoperator correspondingly manipulating the crank handle 25. The head 33of the drum and likewise the other head 3 .1 of the drum are preferablymade of wood provided with sheet metal linings 35, 36 at their innerfaces, and the rim 37 of the drum is made, preferably, of wire nettingand is provided with a removable section 38 to provide an openingthrough which the ashes to be sifted can be introduced into the drum atthe time the said opening is in uppermost position. \Vhen this openingis in lowermost position with the section 38 removed then the coal,cinders or the like remaining in the drum 20 after the sitting operationis completed can be discharged from the drum, as hereinafter more fullyexplained. One end of the removable section 38 of the rim 37 is providedwith a pin 41.0 adapted to engage a staple 41 secured in the peripheralface of the drum head 34, and one end of the said section 38 is adaptedto be engaged by a spring catch i2 secured on the head 33 andof thecasin plainly illustrated in Figs.

completely disconnecting the section 38 from 10 the drum for the purposeabove mentioned.

In order to lock the drum 20 with the section 38 in either an uppermostor lowermost position, use is made of a locking pin 50 mounted to slidein bearings 51 formed on the outer face of the side wall 22, as plainly1 and '2. The pin 50 is adapted to pass through a' diametrical aper-'ture 52 formed-in the shaft 21 to hold this shaft against turning atthe time the section 138 is either in an uppermost or a lowermostposition.

In order to guide the ashes to be sifted into the drum 20 at the timethesection 38 is removed .and the rim opening is uppermost, use is madeof chutes60 and 61 secured to the front and rear casing walls 62 :and 6310 at the upper end thereof, as indicated in chutes 60 and 61 extendinwardly and downwardly and terminate at their lower ends adjacent therim 37 of the drum 20 at opposite sideszof the rim opening so that theashes can be readily dumped into the drum 20 without danger of any ashespassing down on the outside of the drum. Below the chutes '60 and '61are arrangedannular deflecting plates 65' and :66 secured to the frontand rear casing walls 62 and 63 which serve .to deflect any dust thatarises within the casin-giduring the sifting operation.

In the lower portion of rectly above the bottom '.'70 is arranged adrawer 571 :adapted to receive the ashes or .-.the sifted coal from zthedrum, :as hereinafter more fully explained. Guide flanges 7 2 aresecured to the inner faces of the'walls of the casing at the bottomportion of .the drum 20 to direct the ashes or the sifted .coal intodrawer '71. The drawer 71 is preferably made of sheet metal'with a head7 3 of wood "fitting into the drawer opening at :the side wall 22 of thecasing and this head 7 3 is provided with a knob 7 i adapted :tobeitaken hold of by the operator for sliding .the drawer in or out of thecasing along its guideways 75 attached to the front and rear walls '62and 630f the casing 10 (see Fig. 4) The inner faces of the side walls22, 23, =62 and 63 ofthe casing as well as the under side of the bottomof the cover 11 are provided with asbestos linings to prevent the casingfrom *loeing -.accidentally charred or ig- =nited by hot coal orcinders.

21 are iloosely mounted washers "85, 86 extending between the heads 33and'34E-andthe .1

:at'or now removes the section outer end 24: of the I the drawer 71.

Figs. 2 and 4. The;

*On the shaft corresponding walls 22 binding of the drum on the saidwalls.

The device is used as follows:

When it is desired to sift the ashes,the cover 11 is swung into openposition, as shown in Fig. 2, and then the drum 20 is turned until theremovable section 38 is uppermost. 'The operator now engages the pin 50with the opening 52 of the shaft 21 to lock the drum in this position.The oper- 38 as previ ously described and then dumps the ashes to besifted into the drum '20 to the opening. The operator now replaces theremovable section 38 and then closes the ,cover:11 after which theoperator disengages the pin 50 from the shaft 21 to to rotate the shaft121 and with it the drum '20 on applying and turning the crank handle r25. On. rotating the drum '20 the ashes are separated from the coal andcinders and pass through the meshes of the rim .37 down into When thesifting operation has been completed the operator removes the drawer 71and dumps the ashes into :an ash can or other suitable receptacle, afterwhich the drawer is replaced. Theoperator now again opens the cover 11and turns the and 23 to prevent permit the operator drum 20 untilgtheremovable section 38 is ,7

uppermost, after which the section is re- ;mored and the drumis given ahalf turn to move the opening into lowermost position so that thecoal:and .cinders within the drum pass out of the same into the drawer .71which latter is then removed for dumping the coal and cinders :intoaooal' paid or other receptacle. When this "has'been done :the drawer 71 is returned and the section 38 is replaced on returning the drum tonormal 5 position with itsopeniaig uppermost; the casing '10 di Theashsifter shown and described %is very simple and durable inconstructionandrpermits of thoroughly sifting "the ashes without dangerof :any Ldust :arising :during the sifting operation passing into theroom in which the ash sifter is located. it will also be noticed thatthe (11111115206311 be readily. re- :moved from thecasing for repairs orother purposes and then replaced forum, 7 as EPI'QYi? ously mentioned.The ash sifter takes up very little room and isof neat aippearancesothat when .it is notin useit resembles a piece of furniture. 1

Having thus: described :invention, I claim as-new and desire to secureby Letters mounted in the said casing and .on which shaft'the said drumis loosely-and :removably mounted, the shaft being removable ithrougheither bearing and having oneend-iextendihg 13 t0 the outside of thecasing for the application of means for turning the shaft, and aradially disposed locking pin slidable on a head of the drum, the innerend of the pin engaging the aperture of the shaft to lock the drum tothe said shaft to rotate the drum on turning the shaft and to allow ofremoving the shaft from the drum and the casing and subsequent gemovalof the drum from the casing, filling means on the shaft between 10 thedrum and casing and means on the outer end of the shaft for engaging theouter wall of the casing to prevent inward movement of the shaft and tohold the parts in position.

JAMES I. ORMSBY.

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